The Society was formed in 2003 to strengthen and expand interest in and understanding of Haitian Art and Artists.

Our website provides information about the HAS and our events, and also about other Haitian art events. We provide links to other sites about Haitian art and culture. Please click on the page links on the left to navigate around the HAS website archive.

Until May 15, 2013 -- with a donation of $50.00 or more, you name will be listed as a sponsor and you will receive a complimentary copy of the catalog for the art exhibition - sale to benefit the Musee d'Art Haitien du College St Pierre >

Information and many images from the Smithsonian's Haiti Cultural Recovery Project, an 18-month conservation response effort to Haiti's 2010 earthquake,can be found at this website: www.haiti.si.edu. Also, for those interested, Richard Kurin's book about the effort, with contributing essays by numerous participating conservators, Saving Haiti's Heritage: Cultural Recovery after the Earthquake (Smithsonian Institution, 2011), is now available. Information about the book and how to obtain copies can also be found on the above website.

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Haitian Relief Funds

Undoubtedly, you have seen news reports of the devastating earthquake which struck Haiti's most densely populated area. The devastion is immense. Our beloved and talented Haitian artists, their friends, families, and neighbors are in great peril. They are in desperate need of food, water, shelter and medical care.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake

We urge you to show your appreciation for the cultural gifts that Haiti has bestowed upon us by helping the Haitian people in their time of need. Please consider a generous contribution to a charitable organization providing emergency relief n Haiti.